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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• KKOH 780 AM
15 million preterm births occur each year worldwide. In Nevada, one in 10 babies is premature. A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine under the direction of Dr Iain Buxton, foundation professor of pharmacology, is working to develop new approaches to prevent preterm labor.
• Northern Nevada Business View
The Northern Nevada Business View sat down with Dr. Schwenk to talk about how the school and the healthcare industry as a whole has changed since 1969, the country's conflicts over nationally mandated healthcare, and more.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine held its annual State of the School Address, this evening. It's a report on the programs, the developments, and the investments there.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
KTVN's Chris Buckley reports live from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine after the 2018 State of the School Address
• KRXI Fox 11 News
The University of Nevada, Reno's School of Medicine is holding its 2018 State of the School Address on Monday, September 24.
• Nevada NewsMakers
Dr. Thomas L. Schwenk, Dean of UNR Med discusses his upcoming State of the School Address, medical education and health care hot topics with Sam Shad, host of Nevada NewsMakers
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Based on how long it seems to take to get in to see certain doctors, you've likely noticed there's a health care workforce shortage, here in northern Nevada. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is teaming up with Renown all in an effort to keep more young doctors in town.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
"Nevada is emerging as one of the leading states in terms of addressing the needs of people living with dementia in communities," Dr. Peter Reed, Director of the Sanford Center for Aging on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. "There is a vast network of care and support services around the country and even here in our community but one of the challenges is that people are not aware of those services," said Dr. Reed.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
Dr. Lisa Leiden sits patiently in an exam room waiting for a shot in the arm. She is calm as it is delivered. She has two more left. It’s not for the flu, or hepatitis. Rather, it’s a vaccine against rabies.
• Newsline/JAMA
Symptoms of burnout and career choice regret were common among U.S. resident physicians, but differed substantially by clinical specialty, according to findings recently published in JAMA.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care this September and October 2018 at upcoming University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) Student Outreach Clinics.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
The University of Nevada School of Medicine will hold free clinics in September and October.
• Reno News & Review
See pages 13-15 for UNR Med's Dr. Packham and Dr. Yang, who discuss how race and wealth affect health at the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation and throughout Washoe County.
• Reno Gazette Journal
Nevada’s population continues to balloon, but since 2005 its physician-to-patient ratio has remained “pretty darn flat” despite efforts to attract more doctors to the state.
• KNPR Nevada Public Radio
Nevada added 2,000 doctors over the last decade, according to a new study from the University of Nevada, Reno. However, the state population grew by 200,000 over the same time.
• MedPage Today
"Even with intensive evaluation that exceeds that provided to most adolescent athletes, including both electrocardiography and echocardiography, six athletes subsequently died from undetected high-risk cardiac conditions," commented Thomas Schwenk, MD, of the University of Nevada in Reno. "Implementing intense screening programs for cardiac risk in elite athletes can prevent some deaths, but it is not perfect."
• The Nevada Independent
The number of physicians in Nevada is on the rise, but with an ever-growing population the state is still struggling to catch up to national averages, according to a new report from the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine.
• 1180 AM America Matters Media - Editor's Desk: Senior Spectrum
Despite a poor ranking among U.S. states, 47th or 48th, depending on the source, we've actually increased the supply of physicians in Nevada by close to 2,000 doctors. We're doing a good job of producing physicians, keeping them in Nevada as well as recruiting them from other states.
• Northern Nevada Business View
Roseann Langlois has joined the Advancement and Engagement department at the UNR School of Medicine (UNR Med) as content marketing manager.
• Las Vegas Review Journal
Nevada’s population continues to balloon, but since 2005 its physician-to-patient ratio has remained “pretty darn flat” despite efforts to attract more doctors to the state.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Nationwide, Nevada has consistently ranked alarmingly low for our number of healthcare workers. While a new study shows those numbers may finally be looking up, the community steps up to fill the gap.
• KRXI Fox 11 News
If you or someone you know needs medical care, today is the last day to receive UNR Med's free clinic services for the month of July.
• KRXI Fox 11 News
The first class of UNR Med's Physician Assistant Studies Program is getting ready to hit the books for 2018 and in the first class, a brother and sister duo, Amanda and Ryan Wong. The two say they were inspired to become northern Nevada PA's after overcoming obstacles as children.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
The inaugural class at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine PA Studies Program is starting classes. In two years the first class will graduate and be ready to start treating patients. The first class includes a brother-sister duo, as well.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno College of Liberal Arts, the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology program, and homebound elders living in Washoe County took a recreational bus trip to provide seniors, who haven’t had an opportunity to leave Reno for years, a chance to explore nearby Lake Tahoe.
